Waitara Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Waitara Bar, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.1° 

Waitara Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Waitara Bar based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Waitara Bar right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Waitara Bar

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

NewPlymouthAero Aws

4 km SW28 m above sea level

1 hour ago
rain showersModerate to heavy rain showers
10
light winds from the NNE
(11 km/h at 30°)
17.5 °C4 km
4 km

no observation

LeppertonNZ

8 km S53 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 45°)
16.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tikorangi

9 km SE91 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
15
light winds from the N
(13 km/h at 0°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waiongana wx

13 km S138 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 338°)
15
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kapurau Lane

14 km SSW60 m above sea level

32 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 315°)
16.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

New Plymouth City

14 km SSW16 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
17.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Brois Street

17 km SSW52 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
17.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

surfzone

19 km SW48 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 90°)
17.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Koru

29 km SSW410 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
light rainDry
10
light winds from the NE
(9 km/h at 45°)
14.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Eltham

53 km S231 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (24 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Waitara Bar and within an acceptable time window.

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